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Approximately 3,800 workers at a JBS-owned meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado walked off the job on March 16, 2026, in the first strike at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse since the 1985 Hormel walkout. The workers, represented by UFCW Local 7, are demanding higher wages, safer working conditions, and improved healthcare from JBS USA — the world's largest meatpacker — amid already-record beef prices and an industry dominated by four corporations controlling 85% of production.